The war entered a stalemate. After Lightyear occupied almost 10 galaxies in the community, it stopped expanding and began to digest. These galaxies have a combined population of only 300 million, making them a marginal interest to the community. Only the Republic of Soma and the Emirate of Mandel were cut off by one-third of their territory. They were very angry and insisted on the community launching a counterattack. However, the upper echelons of the community kept making excuses and making excuses. The key was that the commanders of the community fleet also firmly opposed going to war, and left the two member states to take back the galaxy on their own. There was no way they would do it.
During this time, Chu Jungui suddenly had a strange feeling, as if there was a weak mysterious feeling in the universe, calling him constantly. I don't know where this feeling came from. Chu Jungui checked his body and found nothing abnormal. There was no change in the nerve current and no change in the chemical substances, but there was still a mysterious feeling.
After a few minutes, that feeling gradually became dull and disappeared. However, Chu Jungui was still uneasy and always felt that something was going to happen.
The other side of the galaxy.
This place is close to the disintegration line between the Federation and the Dynasty. It has just experienced several fierce battles, with more than a million casualties on both sides. At this time, the system has fallen into the hands of the Federation, but there are still remnants of the Dynasty resisting on the planet. The Federation only left a limited force to occupy several strategic locations on the planet, and did not expand further.
The other side galaxy is just an ordinary resource galaxy with no habitable stars, so neither party originally cared much about it. The real reason why several battles have occurred in a row is that it is very close to the singularity of the real dream and has produced a large number of entry quotas in the past. So the fight for this place is actually between the scientific research institutions of the dynasty and the federation. The dynasty has tried its best to fight back, but after the Community joined the war, it could no longer protect the other side of the galaxy and it fell into the hands of the Federation.
The Federation's losses were greater than those of the Dynasty, and it was unable to leave any more troops behind. Now everyone in the federal military regards forcing the dynasty to surrender unconditionally as the most important and only strategic goal. Austin, who insists on investing in the real dream, has been marginalized. Even the title of Federal Military God cannot get him support. Now only one-tenth of Austin's department funding is left, most of the staff have been transferred, and almost all projects are at a standstill. His old friends and staunchest political allies in the past have also stood against him this time, leaving only a few Scientists also supported him, but it was of no use.
In the galaxy on the other side, an old-fashioned high-speed light cruiser is slowly leaving the orbit and heading to the jumping point outside the galaxy. After leaving the planet's orbit, the starship began to accelerate slowly and steadily. When it reached the jump point, it could just reach the jump speed.
Inside the starship, Austin stood in front of the porthole, looking at the planet that was gradually receding. Just two years ago, there was a huge research center in orbit here, consisting of 12 mobile scientific research bases. It was also one of the two largest research centers in the entire dynasty, and was specially used to study real dreams. Of course it was gone now, and shortly after the war began, the mobile base flew back to the heart of the dynasty. Austin also visited this base and met with the doctor. No one knows what they talked about that time. They only know that after Austin returned, he became a staunch supporter of real dream research, and nothing could change his position.
This time I returned to my hometown, it was completely different from the last time. The huge research base is no longer there, and the wreckage of starships and space stations are floating everywhere in the galaxy. The Federation occupied this place, but they no longer had the energy to clean up the space debris and could only let it drift freely. The sky above the orbits of the two resource stars was empty. There was not a single orbital station or star port in sight, and there were not even a few satellites left. The entire galaxy looks like it is surviving a disaster.
Austin is also different. The last time he came, he was escorted by an entire squadron, and there were a total of 5 of the Federation's most advanced heavy cruisers in the fleet. Even if it encounters a battleship, it can maneuver and retreat. But this time he only had one old starship, a light cruiser that was over 100 years old. This starship was even looked down upon by the Federation fleet, which was in desperate need of combat power, and was given to Austin as the flagship. Perhaps the only advantage of this starship is that its speed is moderate.
"Have you finished collecting the data?" Austin asked. Naturally, he did not come here to reminisce, but came here as a routine to collect data on real dreams, and then tried to find out the secret of real dreams through comparative research on a large amount of data. It's hard work, and the odds of success are extremely low. Now that all of Austin's top scientists have been transferred, all they can do is collect and analyze data.
It took several minutes before someone answered: "Yes, we are collecting it...but this damn circuit has failed again, and several sensors are not working! I don't know if the collected data is useful, damn, this The ship is so broken!”
Austin smiled bitterly and said, "Go back."
The collection of data this time is not very useful. One more time and one less time will not have a decisive impact on the research. The starship has already begun to accelerate at this time, and it will consume a lot of fuel to stop. Now Austin has limited funds on hand and cannot afford extra fuel.
The starship accelerates slowly. This acceleration is the most economical way to accelerate a jump. A few hours later, the starship flew out of the galaxy and approached the jump point.
Austin glanced out of the window out of habit. At this time, the starship was already moving at sub-light speed, and the galaxy scenes it saw were somewhat distorted. At this time, he suddenly saw a bright light somewhere deep in the starry sky!
That light was extremely dazzling and impossible to ignore. After the light flashed, it turned from white to red, becoming like substance, slowly spreading in the deep sky like flowing paint!
Austin has seen the wonders of the universe countless times, but this is the first time he has seen such a vision.
"Stop the ship!" He ordered immediately, but it was already too late. The starship entered the wormhole with huge inertia and disappeared into the void.
When the starship reappeared, it was already in the heart of the Federation, 35 light-years away from the galaxy on the other side. Austin looked at the time. This jump took 4 hours. This is a common problem with old starships, but the latest technology allows the jump to be completed in 30 minutes. When the communication was restored, Austin immediately connected to the intelligence department and asked: "Is there anything abnormal in the galaxy on the other side?"
"Sorry, we haven't received any unusual reports."
Austin frowned slightly. As a person whose strength has reached the pinnacle of human history, he knew very well that he could not be wrong or hallucinate. He said in a deep voice: "Request the guard force of the other side of the galaxy to dispatch a reconnaissance boat to investigate. The coordinates are 791, 11 , 232. Report immediately after investigation!”
After issuing the order, Austin always felt a little uneasy. He opened a special channel in the communication terminal, hesitated, and sent a communication request. However, the response he received was: "You do not have permission to contact this channel."
